Mick Schumacher handed an F1 lifeline? 'Definitely an option' for Williams in 2023
The Grove-based outfit are looking for a new driver to partner168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Alex Albon in F1 2023 after 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:confirming Nicholas Latifi’s departur𓄧e at the end of the current season.
Schumacher faces an uncertain F1 future after a difficult sophomore campaign. The German reportedly has a 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:50-50 chance of staying at Haas next year, with168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Nico Hulkenberg also in contention for the seat alongside 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Kevin Magnussen.
If he does lose his drive at Haas, the son of seven-time world champion168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Michael Schumacher could find hi♔mself handed an F1 lif🎃eline by Williams.
“Mick deserves to stay in Formula 1. We’ll see if that happens, but he’s🍎 definitely an option for us,’ Capito told RTL.
“[A Schumacher in a Williams] would certain🔯ly be cha💙rming.
"[He could] really move forward and be a very good driver in Formula 1. He’s now in his second year, if you look at George Russell, he also made m⛎istakes with Williams in the second year and he nevertheless developed.
"Formula 1 is very com๊plex and the stepไ from Formula 2 is so big because the cars are so complex and technically more demanding.
“You have to lear🐈n that, you have to give a driver two years꧒ to get there and show what he can do in the third year.”
Williams will wait to make second driver call
After starring on his F1 debut as a last-minute stand-in for the unwell Albon at the Italian Grand Prix, N☂yck de Vries found himself at the centre of a three-team scrap for his services on a full-time basis in 2023.
According to reports, de Vries has agreed a deal to join AlphaTauri in a move that would 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:free up Pierre Gasly to switch to Alpi🌜ne. Both moves could be finalised and announced at this weekend’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Japanese Grand Prix.
Capito admitted Williams ar🔥e prepared to miss out on de Vries’▨ signature.
“This is not 𒊎only up to us, the interest of other teams is also relatively high,” he explained.
“You have t☂o see what he decides. We cannot and do not want to decide just yet. If he decides to join another team beforehand, then that’s how it is.”▨
F2 frontrunner 🔯and Williams junior driver Logan Sergeant is also an option for Williams, though a promotion to F1 hinges on whether he can secure the points he needs to qualify for a superlicence at the season finale in Abu Dhabi.
Capito stressed that Willia🎶ms are in no rush to make a final decision, with the British♒ squad likely wait until after the 2022 season ends.
“Most likely, it will be decided for us a🧔fter the season,” he said. “I think it should be the case shortly after Abu Dhabi [the last race] or a week or two later.
“The whole market is on the move, something changes every day. We didn’t ♚put any press♈ure on ourselves.
“But that doesn’t 🔥mean we can’t decide if we wanted to be💖forehand.”
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